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To most of his acquaintances around Tucson, Charles Schmid Jr., 23, seemed more sick than sinister. A compulsive blabbermouth who prated indefatigably of his sexual and fistic derring-do, the squat (5 ft. 3 in.), sullen-faced high school dropout dyed his hair black, caked his face with makeup, and...
In Taipei the dashing 34-year-old ex-fighter pilot had easily charmed the Nationalists, already flattered by his visit, with a show of boyish derring-do and conviviality, and had delighted merchants with purchases of trinkets and gifts for the folks back home, including 60 long-playing record albums...
Almost any spy thriller, properly dust-jacketed, can sell a few thousand copies to the cloak-and-dagger addicts; the truly great ones have an intangible extra quality of atmosphere that broadens their appeal and propels them up the bestseller lists. Funeral in Berlin, if not quite of the master...
THAT MAN FROM RIO. A stylish French spoof of Hollywood action epics assigns most of the derring-do to Hero Jean-Paul Belmondo, who does it to a turn.
THAT MAN FROM RIO. A stylish French spoof of Hollywood action epics assigns most of the derring-do to Hero Jean-Paul Belmondo, who does it to a turn.